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SALE NUMBER 1469 
ON FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITION FROM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY SEVENTEENTH 



150 RUGS 

FROM CHINESE TURKESTAN 
AND FROM CHINA PROPER 

IN SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE SIZES 
CONSIGNED BY 

A LEADING NEW YORK CONCERN 

WHO ARE CLOSING OUT THIS DEPARTMENT 



TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION 

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 21 

AT TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK 



THE ANDERSON GALLERIES 

[MITCHELL KENNERLEY, PRESIDENT] 
PARK AVENUE AND FIFTY-NINTH STREET, NEW YORK 

1920 






CONDITIONS OF SALE 

1. All bids to be pee lot as numbered in the Catalogue. 

2. The highest bidder to be the buyer; in all cases of disputed bids 
the lot shall be resold, but the Auctioneer will use his judgment as to 
the good faith of all claims and his decision shall be final. He also 
reserves the right to reject any fractional or nominal bid which in his 
judgment may delay or injuriously affect the sale. 

3. Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash 
payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lota 
purchased to be resold immediately. 

4. The lots to be taken away at the buyer's expense and risk within 
twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the sale, and the remainder of 
the purchase money to be absolutely paid on or before delivery, in default 
of which The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible 
if the lot or lots be lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they will be 
left at the sole risk of the purchaser, and subject to storage charges. 

5. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settle- 
ment of purchases, no lot will be delivered during the sale. 

6. All lots will be exposed for public exhibition in The Anderson 
Galleries before the date of sale, for examination by intending pur- 
chasers, and The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible 
for the correctness of the description, authenticity, genuineness, or for 
any defect or fault in or concerning any lot, and makes no warranty 
whatever, but will sell each lot exactly as it is, without recourse. But 
upon receiving before the date of sale, expert opinion in writing that 
any lot is not as represented, The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will 
use every effort to furnish proof to the contrary, and in default of such 
proof the lot will be sold subject to the declaration of the aforesaid 
expert, he being liable to the owner or owners thereof for damage or 
injury occasioned by such declaration. 

7. Terms Cash. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions 
any sum deposited as part payment shall be forfeited, and all such lots 
as remain uncleared after twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the 
sale, will be resold by either private or public sale at such time as The 
Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, shall determine, without further notice, 
and if any deficiency arises from such re-sale it shall be made good by the 
defaulter at this sale together with all the expenses incurred thereby. 
This condition shall be without prejudice to the right of The Anderson 
Galleries, Incorporated, to enforce the contract with the buyer, without 
such re-sale. 

8. Bids. We make no charge for executing orders for our customers 
and use all bids competitively, buying at the lowest price permitted by 
other bids. 

9. The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will afford every facility for 
the employment of carriers and packers by the purchasers, but will not 
be responsible for any damage arising from the acts of sueh carriers and 
packers. 

Priced Copy of the Catalogue may be secured for fifty cents 
for each session of the sale 

The Anderson Galleries 

Incorporated 

Park Avenue and Fifty-Ninth Street, New York 
Telephone, Plaza 9356 Catalogues on request. 

SALES CONDUCTED BY MR. FREDERICK A. CHAPMAN 



INTRODUCTION 

THE present collection contains rugs coming from two different 
sources. Half of them have been woven in China proper, while 
the other half are so-called Samarcand rugs. 

The Chinese rugs date from the Kang Hsi and Ch'ien Lung 
periods and from the 19th century. They are typically Chinese 
in color and design and are consequently well fitted for the decora- 
tion of rooms in which a Chinese touch is wanted. Salmon red, 
pink, white and indigo blue form the vivid color contrasts in these 
rugs. Green and purple, colors usually much in favor with the 
Chinese, are absent. The design shows a few Persian character- 
istics, but the main feature is the charming world of Chinese 
symbolism, in typically Chinese arrangement and composition. 
The two great Chinese flowers, the lotus and peony, appear in 
naturalistic and diversely conventionalized conception. All the 
symbols of happiness and longevity — the crane, the peach, the 
character Shou, the deer, the cloud pattern are interwoven with 
delicate flowers, leaves and stems — with the emblems of Buddhism, 
with the phoenix, the Foo lion, and the dragon. The dragon de- 
sign is particularly interesting. It appears in two archaic types, 
straight lined like meander fret work, simply curved, like the 
hydras on the old jades, and in a more modern naturalistic inter- 
pretation, if we may say so. 

The types of composition are varied. Free pictorial composi- 
tions alternate with different types of medallion compositions and 
all-over patterns. The characteristic borders are the meander, 
often intermingled with swastikas, the dotted line and the lotus 
flower and leaf scroll work. 

The use of Chinese rugs has been manifold. We find them as 
floor coverings in temples as well as in private houses. A typical 
Chinese rug is the "Kong" rug, used as covering of the Kong, 
the Chinese sleeping place, built of bricks and heated by hot air. 
Smaller mats are the so-called traveller rugs. Those with repre- 
sentations of flower vases, books, picture scrolls and precious ob- 
jects adorn the library of the refined dilettante. Rugs are used 



for the covering of chairs, as temple hangings and even as the deco- 
ration of pillars in the temples. 

The art of rng knotting came into China proper at a very 
early period, and it certainly came from the Near East after the 
Chinese had subdued Eastern Turkestan. Rug knotting is a Near 
Eastern technique. The earliest fragments of rug knotting in ex- 
istence have been discovered in a city in Eastern Turkestan which 
was abandoned about 330 A. D. A certain number of rugs of the 
Tang period are in the famous treasure house in Nara, Japan. A 
small number of rugs existing can reasonably be attributed to the 
Ming period, but the great bulk dates from the late 17th, the 18th 
and the 19th centuries. 

Eastern or Chinese Turkestan has always been the bridge be- 
tween China and the Near East. The rugs woven in this country 
were sold to the West in the trade center of Samarcand, one of the 
capitals of Western, or Russian, Turkestan. They are therefore 
called Samarcand rugs. Others reached the European markets 
through the Chinese trade routes. Some of these rugs are woven 
with a silk pile and have silver and gold threads introduced in 
tapestry technique. The great bulk of the Eastern Turkestan rugs 
nave woolen pile. Their patterns are delightfully naive. They mix 
Chinese and Persian motives in very simplified design and show 
sometimes strong and violent color combinations which are often 
called crude and harsh, but which have a natural appeal to primi- 
tive people and fit perfectly well in a country without clouds or 
rain and flooded with eternal sunlight. These colors which may 
seem exaggerated to some people in New York would be perfectly 
natural in Arizona. Sometimes when the old tradition of dyeing- 
has been abandoned, the colors have toned down to very subtle 
harmonies of green, purple and pale blue. These may satisfy the 
lovers of pastel shades. 

A collection combining Chinese and Eastern Turkestan rugs has 
a particular charm through the contrast of skilful technique and 
designing with the bold and unsophisticated art of the peasant. 

R. M. RIEFSTAHL, PH.D. 



RUGS FROM CHINESE TURKESTAN 

SMALL SIZES 

TO BE SOLD SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
FEBRUARY TWENTY-FIRST 



SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Dark mulberry red center field, the 
indigo blue central medallion with a conventionalized tree 
motif above and below. The remainder of the field with twig 
and rosace designs. The corners with meander pattern. The 
narrow border with jui scepter heads and diagonal wave pat- 
tern in vivid coloring. Slightly moth eaten. 

Length, 4 feet 6 inches; width, 2 feet 10 inches. 

SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Dark mulberry red, indigo blue 
and yellow. The center field with a design of symmetrically 
arranged small oval medallions in blue and yellow forming 
an all-over pattern on the dark red ground. Two borders, 
one in meander pattern, the other in flower and twig design. 
Length, 3 feet 9 inches; width, 3 feet. 

WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright yellow and dark mulberry 
red, with touches of bright green and indigo blue. The yellow 
center field with a symmetrical design of rosaces and conven- 
tionalized floral sprays around a circular central medallion. 
Mulberry red border with widely spaced floral rosacs. Slightly 
worn. Length, 4 feet 6 inches : width, 2 feet 9 inches. 



4 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Soft mulberry red, the center field 
with two irregularly shaped indigo blue medallions, one with 
pomegranates, the other with conventionalized rosaces. The 
remainder of the field with varied rosace motives in yellow and 
blue. Wide border of jui scepter heads and wave pattern in 
indigo blue and mulberry red enlivened by yellow. 

Length, 5 feet 6 inches ; width, 3 feet 10 inches. 

5 SQUARE WOOLEN MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

Tan, mauve and blue. The tan center field in a design of inter- 
laced squares. The outer border with a meander pattern in 
blue on a mauve background. The border worn. 

Length, 3 feet; width, 3 feet. 

6 SMALL WOOLEN MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Pale mulberry red with a lozenge 
with serrated motives in the center field. The corners with a 
meander design in pale green. Double border of pale green 
and yellow. Length, 1 foot 7 inches ; width, 1 foot 6 inches. 



SQUARE WOOLEN MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

Border of conventionalized peony medallions in green and red 
on a tan background. In the center field a central rosace and 
floral twigs on a green ground. Torn. 

Length, 2 feet 9 inches; width, 2 feet 8 inches. 

WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Strong color harmony of deep mul- 
berry red, turquoise blue and pale yellow, with touches of black. 
The center field with a pattern of conventionalized twigs with 
flowers and with rosaces in each of the corners. Border in 
meander design. 

Length, 2 feet 6 inches; width, 2 feet 6 inches. 
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SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19 TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Unusual color scheme of pale tan, 
lavender, green and cerise. The center field with a round 
central medallion of lavender and green with a conventional- 
ized tree in the same coloring on either side. The corners 
with the meander pattern. The border with a wave design 
surmounted by jui scepter heads. The edges slightly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 4 inches ; width, 2 feet 8 inches. 



10 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Light mulberry red ground, the 
design in blue and pale yellow. The center field with an all- 
over pattern of varied floral and rosace motives in close 
arrangement. The wide border with a design of twigs and 
flowers in severe conventionalization. The edges slightly worn, 
the coloring softened by time. 

Length, 5 feet 9 inches; width, 3 feet 3 inches. 



11 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Soft mulberry red ground with 
the design in yellow and brown. The center field with a round 
central medallion bordered at either end by conventionalized 
flowering trees, and with small scattered leaf motives in the 
center. The corners in meander design. Border in jui scepter 
head and wave pattern. Slightly worn. The coloring much 
subdued by time. 

Length, 4 feet 8 inches; width, 2 feet 8 inches. 

12 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Mulberry red and yellow emphasized 
by touches of black. The center field with a pattern of varied 
motives in conventionalized flower and leaf patterns around a 
central medallion of severe conventionalization. Yellow border 
in meander pattern. Slightly worn. Coloring softened by use. 
Length, 4 feet ; width, 2 feet 6 inches. 

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13 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Yellowish green ground, with the 
design in pale mulberry red with touches of dark brown and 
light green. The center field with flowering tree motives 
around a central circular medallion. The border in a diagonal 
wave and jui scepter head pattern. The edge slightly worn. 
Length, 4 feet 1 inch ; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 

14 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Light tan, yellow and pale mulberry 
red. The tan center field with a design of butterflies around 
a circular medallion. A pattern of flowering twigs encloses the 
center field. Border in diagonal meander pattern. Faded and 
worn. Length, 4 feet 4 inches ; width, 2 feet 9 inches. 

15 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Yellow green ground with a pattern 
in pale mulberry red. The round central medallion encircled 
by a design of flowering twigs ; conventionalized flower bushes 
at each end. The corners and border with meander design. 
Faded and worn. 

Length, 4 feet 8 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 

16 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Subdued blue and lavender with 
touches of brown. The center field with flowering tree motives 
around a central circular medallion of conventionalized form. 
Two borders in meander design. Slight repair. Faded. 

Length, 4 feet 6 inches ; width, 2 feet 9 inches. 

17 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Yellow center field with a design of 
conventionalized medallions and rosaces in pale mulberry color. 
Mulberry colored border in meander pattern. Coloring sub- 
dued by time. Length, 4 feet 1 inch ; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 

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18 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Pale green and soft mulberry red 
with touches of brown. The green center field with an oval 
medallion in the center ; small geometrical and floral motives in 
the field. The border in jui scepter head and diagonal wave 
pattern. Faded and slightly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 2 inches ; width, 2 feet 2 inches. 



19 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Yellow center field with a row of 
three large medallions, the central one in pale mulberry red. 
The corners in meander design. Border in jui scepter head 
and diagonal wave pattern. Faded and worn. 

Length, 4 feet 4 inches ; width, 2 feet 5 inches. 



20 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Light tan center field, the mulberry 
colored central medallion with a conventionalized tree medal- 
lion above and below. Two borders, one of geometrical rosaces, 
the other of small detached floral rosaces. Faded and worn. 
Length, 4 feet 3 inches; width, 2 feet 6 inches. 



21 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red, the center 
field with an oval central medallion with a flowering tree motif 
above and below. The field scattered with various small rosaces 
and flowering trees. The border of jui scepter heads and 
diagonal wave pattern in the same vivid green, yellow, lavender 
and mulberry red colors as in the center field. Slightly worn. 
Length, 4 feet 5 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 

22 SMALL WOOLEN MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Yellow center field in meander de- 
sign. Conventionalized floral border. 

Length, 1 foot 4 inches; width, 1 foot 1 inch. 
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23 SMALL SQUARE MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

Vivid color combination of tan, deep mulberry color, red, 
green, indigo blue and white. The center field with a central 
medallion with four symmetrically placed flowering tree 
motives on either side. Meander pattern in the corners. Border 
in vivid color combination of wave and jui scepter head pattern. 
Length, 3 feet 2 inches; width, 3 feet 2 inches. 



24 SMALL SQUARE MAT 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Pale mulberry red and light green. 
Center field with rosace and meander motives. The border 
with jui scepter heads and waves. Damaged and faded. 

Length, 2 feet 10 inches; width, 2 feet 8 inches. 



25 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Emerald green center field with 
round central medallion with radiating conventionalized flower 
stems. The ground with flower designs in cerise. Border of 
wave and jui scepter head pattern in vivid color combination. 
Colors: cerise and green with touches of orange, black, light 
green and gray. Slightly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 6 inches ; width, 2 feet 8 inches. 



26 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Strong color harmony of cerise, 
indigo blue, green and yellow with touches of white and black. 
The cerise center field with a round central medallion with a 
flower pot and pomegranate motif at either end. Two narrow 
borders, one of connected rosaces, the other in meander pat- 
tern. Very slightly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 5 inches; width, 2 feet 2 inches. 
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27 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. The light tan center field with a 
mulberry colored central medallion bearing a conventionalized 
rosace in green. The ground with conventionalized bats, butter- 
flies and other motives in green and mulberry color. Border 
of jui scepter heads and conventionalized wave pattern. Toned 
down to soft warm colors. 

Length, 4 feet 9 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 



28 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Mulberry color with touches of light 
green and yellow. The center field with a round medallion, 
with conventionalized trees and small rosaces on the ground. 
Two narrow borders, one of connected small rosaces, the other 
in meander pattern. Faded and slightly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 2 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 



29 SMALL WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19 TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Pale tan, light mulberry red, with 
touches of pale yellow and green. The tan center field with a 
design of conventionalized trees. The corners with a meander 
pattern in green and yellow. Border of conventionalized cloud 
and jui scepter head pattern. 

Length, 4 feet 5 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 



29a WOOLEN RUG. china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 

So-called Samarcand rug. Elaborate border, of wave pattern 
and jui scepter heads ; smaller borders of conventionalized un- 
. dulating stems and meanders. The center field shows three 
circular medallions in indigo blue, mulberry red and pale 
yellow with floral twigs and corner motives in the shape of 
intricate meanders on a background of delicately faded mul- 
berry red. The entire rug much faded, but of very fine tonality. 
Length, 9 feet 7 inches; width, 4 feet 7 inches. 
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RUGS FROM CHINA PROPER 

SMALL SIZES 

30 DIAPER MAT china, ch'ien lung 

Narrow meander border separating diaper border from diaper 
field. Rosaces in squares. Central fret and swastika medallion, 
corner motifs fret and swastika. Light brown ground with 
blue and buff figures. Slightly worn. 

Size. 2 feet 7 inches x 2 feet 9 inches. 



31 DIAPER AND MEANDER RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border, double meander. Center field, diaper pattern of double 
rosaces. Central medallion, peonies. Corner motif, geometrical 
pattern. Blue, orange flame, and pale yellow. Damaged. 

Size, 4 feet 1 inch x 2 feet 3 inches. 



32 PHOENIX MEDALLION RUG china, about 1800 

Border of swastika fret. Center field with flower sprays in 
vases. Central medallion, two conventionalized phoenixes with 
cloud band. Flame ground, with indigo, light blue, and yellow 
figures. Size, 4 feet 5 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 



33 PHOENIX AND PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Peony border, inner border of swastika fret. Center field of 
peony sprays. Central medallion of peony and conventional- 
ized phoenix. Bun 2 ground, figures in blue, yellow, and burnt 
orange. "Worn. Size, 3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet 5 inches. 



34 FOO LION MEDALLION RUG china, about 1800 

Border of geometric figures with precious objects — jade instru- 
ments, endless knot, and so on. Center field with flowers in 
vases. Central medallion, Foo lion with cloud band. Buff 
ground with blue, indigo and burnt orange figures. 

Size, 3 feet 9 inches x 2 feet. 

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35 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET MAP. china, about 1800 

Border of diagonal swastika fret. Center field with two branch- 
ing peony sprays, central medallion, conventionalized peonies, 
corner motifs, swastika fret. Ivory ground with indigo blue 
and light blue figures; touches of dull red. 

Size, 3 feet 3 inches x 2 feet. 

36 CRANE AND STAG RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Swastika fret border, inner meander border, center field with 
double picture of stag, tree, and crane, with clouds separating 
the two pictures, and waves below. Ivory white and blue. 
Damaged and restored. Size, 2 feet x 4 feet. 

37 SMALL PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG 

CHINA, CH'lEN LUNG 

Border of swastika fret, center field with two branching peony 
sprays. Central medallion, swastika, fret, and rosace. Corner 
motifs, peony sprays. Buff with blue figures. Edges damaged. 

Size, 3 feet 7 inches x 2 feet. 

38 SMALL PEONY MAT china, ch'ien lung 

Border, central medallion, and corner motifs of conventional- 
ized peonies. Tan with blue figures. 

Size, 2 feet 5 inches x 2 feet 5 inches. 

39 PAIR OF SMALL PEONY MATS china, ch'ien lung 

Border of peonies and fret. Central medallion and corner 
motifs of peonies. Oyster white with blue figures. Slightly 
damaged. Size, 2 feet 7 inches x 2 feet 9 inches. 



40 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG china, about 1800 

Border of swastika fret. Inner meander border. Center field 
with two branching peony sprays. Central medallion, peony 
and fret. Corner motifs, swastika fret. Ivory ground with 
indigo and light blue figures. 

Size, 3 feet 8 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 

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41 FEET AND PEONY RUG china 

Outer border fret, inner border peony leaves. Central field, 
conventionalized peony sprays. Central medallion, conven- 
tionalized peonies. Burnt orange ground with blue figures. 
Rather worn. Size, 6 feet 4x4 feet 5. 



42 SMALL WOOLEN MAT china, about 1800 

Diagonal fret border with swastika. Center field with central 
medallion showing peony leaves and fret work, and corner 
motifs of fret work and swastika. Field decorated with ele- 
gantly curved stems of peony, and peony flowers. Color 
scheme, mellow ivory with indigo and light blue. 

Size, 3 feet 9 inches x 2 feet. 

43 WOOLEN MAT china, about 1800 

Border of half lozenges with conventionalized rosaces divided 
by a zigzag line. Center field with an all-over pattern showing 
alternately bats, the symbol of happiness, and peony twigs 
with flowers. Color scheme, dark and light blue with touches 
of orange on white ground. The upper and lower border miss- 
ing. Size, 3 feet 5 inches x 2 feet. 



44 SADDLE BAGS china, about 1800 

Woolen pile, oval shape, border of floral twigs. In the center 
field, floral sprays. Central medallions, stags c&uchants. Color 
scheme, burnt orange, and other light pastel shades on deep 
indigo blue ground. Size, 4 feet x 2 feet. 



45 WOOLEN MAT china, about 1800 

Main border decorated with emblematic characters and endless 
knots. The center field with center medallion and corner 
motifs of intricate meander pattern containing the swastika. 
In the field elegantly curved peony sprays. Color scheme, deep 
indigo blue with touches of light blue and lacquer red on white 
ground. Size, 4 feet 6 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 

[See Illustration] 
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46 SMALL WOOLEN RUG china, 18th century 
Indigo blue and yellow. The center field with a round central 
medallion of conventionalized flowers, with floral sprays of 
Chinese narcissus, peony and other flowers above and below. 
The corners with triangular floral motives of graceful conven- 
tionalization. Narrow border of whole and half rosaces form- 
ing a simple design. A rug of fine design and coloring, the 
floral sprays in yellow, standing out in graceful conventional- 
ization against the indigo blue background. 

Length, 3 feet 4 inches ; width, 2 feet. 
[See Illustration] 

47 SMALL WOOLEN RUG Chinese, 18th century 
In charming animal pattern, showing the stag and phoenix, 
both symbols of longevity, in a landscape with clouds, trees 
and conventionalized waves. Indigo and light blue on a tan 
background. One edge with a spot of blue ink. 

Length, 3 feet 8 inches; width, 2 feet. 

48 PEONY RUG WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS 

CHINA, CH'lEN LUNG 

Border of conventionalized peony sprays interspersed with 
Chinese characters. Center field with conventionalized peony 
and other sprays and butterflies. Central medallion of peonies 
and fret, corner motifs of peonies. Deep blue ground, with 
tan figures. Worn. Size, 5 feet 8 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 

49 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of conventionalized bats. Central field with bronze 
vase, jade instruments, kakemonos, and so on. Tan ground 
with blue and apricot figures. Rather worn. 

Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet. 

50 WOOLEN MAT china, about 1800 
Border of diagonal fret work and swastikas. The center field 
showing a central medallion and corner motifs of intricate fret 
work with a rosace in the middle. The ground of the rug 
showing a small diaper pattern of checker squares and rice 
grain dots. Color scheme, strong contrast of blue and white 
with touches of pale yellow. 

Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 
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51 SMALL WOOLEN RUG ch'ien lung 
The center field with a diaper pattern of small medallions in 
blue, yellow and white on a tan ground. The small central 
medallion has peony flowers while the corner pieces have floral 
sprays. The narrow border with a graceful design of floral 
sprays in semi-conventionalized form. The edge badly worn. 

Length, 4 feet 2 inches; width, 3 feet 2 inches. 

52 SQUARE WOOLEN MAT ch'ien lung 
Bold design of bat, two cash and cloud pattern in white, yel- 
low and orange on a deep indigo blue ground. Badly torn. 

Length, 2 feet 8 inches; width, 2 feet 7 inches. 

53 SMALL MAT ch'ien lung 
Woolen pile. Blue and white. Border of delicate floral scroll 
work; the field with a large central medallion bearing a blos- 
soming tree with a flying duck in delicate design. Peony 
sprays in the corners and in the field. 

Length, 4 feet 3 inches ; width, 2 feet 2 inches. 

54 SMALL SQUARE MAT ch'ien lung 
Mulberry red, yellow and blue. The center field with a medal- 
lion of degenerated floral motives and twigs with conventional- 
ized floral sprays in the corners, in yellow and blue upon a 
pale mulberry ground. The yellow border with scattered leaf 
motives in mulberry and blue. Faded and slightly worn. 

Length, 2 feet 3 inches ; width, 2 feet 3 inches. 

55 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of peony leaves, inner border of meander pattern. 
Center field, flower sprays and precious articles. Central 
medallion, conventionalized floral design. Golden yellow 
ground with blue figures. Damaged. 

Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 2 inches. 

56 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of peony leaves, inner border of meander. Center field 
with naturalistic flowers; central medallion of peonies. Cor- 
ner motifs geometrical fret. Buff and pale salmon ground 
with blue figures. Wear and tear. 

Size, 8 feet 4 inches x 5 feet 4 inches. 
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57 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Meander border, blue on pale salmon. Inner meander border, 
pale salmon on blue. Center field with octagonal medallions, 
blue on buff ground, with pale salmon figures in the centers. 
Central medallion of geometrical fret work. Corner motifs: 
quarters of central medallion. Slightly damaged. 

Size, 6 feet 1 inch x 4 feet 5 inches. 

58 SMALL SQUARE MAT ch'ien lung 
Tan, with two narrow borders and corner decorations in deep 
blue. The center field with corners of severe meander design 
with a central floral medallion in light blue and tan. The wide 
tan border with meander pattern. Slightly worn. 

Length, 2 feet 1 inch; width, 2 feet. 

59 SMALL SQUARE MAT ch'ien lung 
Blue and white, the center field with an elaborate all-over 
meander pattern with a medallion with floral motives in the 
center. Border of simplified meander design. 

Length, 2 feet 5 inches; width, 2 feet 3 inches. 

60 PEONY RUG china, about 1800 
Peony border. Center field with peonies and vases. Central 
medallion, peonies and fret. Corner motifs, squares with 
peony sprays. Pomegranate red ground, yellow border, figures 
in blue, yellow, white, and pomegranate. Edges slightly worn. 

Size, 6 feet 8 inches x 3 feet 8 inches. 

61 SMALL BLUE PEONY MAT china, about 1800 
Peony border. Central medallion and corner motifs of peony 
sprays. Sapphire blue ground, figures in light blue, yellow, 
and pomegranate red. Edges worn. 

Size, 2 feet 3 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 

62 SMALL PEONY MAT china, about 1800 
Peony border. Central medallion, and corner motifs. Oyster 
white with blue figures. Edges worn. 

Size, 2 feet 5 inches x 2 feet 5 inches. 
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63 PEONY BUG china, about 1800 

Peony border. Center field with four peony medallions, Chinese 
narcissus, and butterflies. Central medallion, peony and fret. 
Flame ground, blue, tan and white figures. 

Size, 6 feet x 4 feet 3 inches. 



64 FOO LION AND PHOENIX RUG china, about 1800 
Border of elaborated half squares with floral medallions. Inner 
meander border. Center field, Foo lions, phoenixes, waves, 
and peonies. Orange with blue and buff figures. 

Size, 5 feet x 2 feet 6 inches. 

65 SADDLE BAG, WOOL china, about 1800 
Border of rectangles in a row. Center field, diaper pattern 
with floral motifs. Central figure, fret pattern. Two shaped 
leather pieces appliqued. Four holes for straps. 

Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet. 

66 SQUARE WOOLEN MAT ch'ien lung 
Indigo blue with peony flower design in salmon, light blue 
and yellow. The center field has a circular medallion with 
floral sprays in the corners. The border has a design of 
gracefully twined peony flowers on a blue ground. 

Length, 3 feet; width, 2 feet 3 inches. 



67 SMALL YELLOW RUG china, about 1800 

Meander border. Center field with precious objects. Central 
medallion of conventionalized peonies. Yellow with red, blue, 
and white figures. Worn. Size, 3 feet 8 inches x 2 feet. 



68 FLOWER AND MEANDER RUG china, about 1800 

Border of modified meander pattern and conventionalized 
leaves separates flower border from flower field. Conven- 
tionalized floral medallions in all-over patterns, also Chinese 
characters. Golden brown ground, figures in blue, buff, and 
pink. Size, 6 feet x 3 feet 3 inches. 

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69 BLUE AND WHITE PEONY RUG ch'ien lung 
The border of undulated stems with conventionalized peony 
leaves and flowers. In the center field all-over pattern of con- 
ventionalized peony flowers with leaves on indigo blue ground, 
repeated thirty-six times over the field of the rug. 

8 feet 3 inches x 5 feet 3 inches. 
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70 RECTANGULAR MAT k'ang hsi 
Golden brown with a narrow blue border and a small circular 
central medallion with a floral motif in blue. The field in 
warm and exquisite shadings of golden brown with a decora- 
tion in rice grain pattern. A rug of exquisite tonality and 
fine simplicity of design. 

Length, 6 feet 2 inches; width, 2 feet 2 inches. 



RUGS FROM CHINESE TURKESTAN 

MEDIUM SIZES 

71 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Mulberry red, indigo blue and yel- 
low with touches of black. Narrow center field with close set 
rows of varied medallions and rosaces in blue and yellow with 
flower pot motives at the ends. Wide border of vari-colored 
squares with floral rosaces with a narrower outer border of 
conventionalized stem and flower pattern. Slightly worn at 
either end. Length, 6 feet 7 inches ; width, 3 feet 2 inches. 

72 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Strong color harmony of indigo 
blue, deep mulberry red with touches of pale yellow and other 
light colors, emphasized by black. The mulberry red center 
field with three indigo blue medallions with pomegranates, 
conventionalized rosaces and other motives in semi geometri- 
cal design. The corners with wedge-shaped pieces. Triple 
border of varying widths, the outer and inner consisting of 
small squares with rosaces and the inner one with a meander 
pattern. Slightly worn. Length, 8 feet ; width, 4 feet. 



73 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red, indigo blue and 
light yellow with touches of other colors. The center field with 
three round medallions, the center one blue, the end ones 
yellow. Butterflies, flowering fruit trees and conventionalized 
rosaces occupy the rest of the field. The wide border in jui 
scepter head and wave pattern accompanied by a narrow bor- 
der on either side. Slight repair. 

Length, 8 feet; width, 4 feet 4 inches. 

74 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Yellow and mulberry red. The 
yellow center field with an oval central medallion with leaf mo- 
tives radiating from a central rosace. The ground covered 
with flowered trees in conventionalized form. Border of de- 
tached floral rosaces bordered on either side by a meander 
pattern. The coloring subdued by time. Slightly worn. 

Length, 6 feet 4 inches ; width, 4 feet 10 inches. 



75 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Lavender, with design in blue and 
yellow. The center field with three large oval medallions bear- 
ing conventional rosaces in close arrangement. The medal- 
lions with small rosaces in between. Three borders, one of 
flower squares, the second of meander pattern, and the third 
of leaf and twig design. The coloring softened and subdued 
by use. Slightly worn. 

Length, 8 feet 3 inches; width, 4 feet 3 inches. 



76 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red and indigo blue 
with an unusual border in pale tan. The center field with 
three round medallions with conventionalized rosaces. The 
corners with meander design. Four narrow borders, the light 
tan one with a pattern of connected medallions, bordered on 
either side by meander patterns and with the farthest border 
in twig and leaf design. Slightly worn. 

Length, 7 feet 9 inches; width, 4 feet. 
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77 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep purplish red with the design 
in blue, green and black. The center field with three very large 
circular medallions, the two end ones with geometrically formed 
lozenges with star motives, the central one with a pattern of 
pomegranates encircling a square. Triangular shaped corner 
pieces. Two borders, one in wave, the other in meander de- 
sign. The coloring subdued and softened by age. 

Length, 8 feet 10 inches ; width, 4 feet 5 inches. 

78 "WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red and indigo 
blue enlivened by pale yellow, black and light shades of red 
and blue. The center field with three oval medallions in indigo 
blue, each with four conventionalized rosaces. The ground 
with small rosaces of varied size. Meander pattern in the cor- 
ners. The wide border with jui scepter head and wave pat- 
tern, the narrow accompanying border with small rosaces. 

Length, 7 feet 8 inches; width, 4 feet. 

79 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red, the center 
field with a design of pomegranate trees in blue and yellow 
with vases at either end. Two borders, one in triangular wave 
design, the other in a pattern of detached rosaces. Damaged. 

Length, 7 feet; width, 3 feet 9 inches. 

80 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red, with three 
round indigo blue medallions in the center field bearing rosaces 
of varied form. The corners with a meander design. A wide 
border of vari-colored squares bearing rosaces, bordered on 
either side by narrow meander patterns. 

Length, 8 feet 3 inches; width, 4 feet. 

81 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red ground, with 
the design in varied shadings of indigo blue, light yellow and 
mulberry red. The center field with a large central medallion, 
with a vase bearing conventionalized twigs and pomegrantes 

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at either end. The remainder of the field with conventionalized 

rosaces. Border of rosaces in squares of varied coloring with 

a narrow outer border of twigs and flowers. Slight damages. 

Length, 7 feet 2 inches ; width, 3 feet 6 inches. 

82 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. In quadruple prayer rug form, the 
field divided into four prayer niches, each with a design of 
conventionalized flowers. The space between the prayer niches 
and the wide border in a design of jui scepter heads and waves. 
Colors: mulberry red, indigo blue, yellow, light green and 
black. One end of the border slightly imperfect. 

Length, 7 feet 4 inches ; width, 4 feet 7 inches. 

83 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red ground with 
the design in yellow with touches of black and white. The 
center field with three medallions, the central one with a de- 
sign of conventionalized pomegranates radiating from a cen- 
tral vase. The remainder of the field with designs of blossom- 
ing flower trees, flower vases and conventionalized rosaces. 
Two borders, both in variations of the meander pattern. 

Length, 7 feet 6 inches ; width, 4 feet 3 inches. 

84 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red and indigo blue 
with touches of light yellow and green. The red ground of 
the center field with three indigo blue medallions with conven- 
tionalized floral rosaces, one of which has pomegranate sprays 
growing from the edge, while the central one has groups of 
three conventionalized pomegranates grouped on either side 
of it. Wide border of floral rosaces in squares of varied color- 
ing. Slightly worn. 

Length, 7 feet 7 inches; width, 3 feet 10 inches. 

85 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red with a design 
in yellow and indigo blue enlivened with touches of white, 
black and yellow. The center field with a design of circular 
rosaces in diagonal rows. Two borders, the wide one in jui 
scepter head and wave design, the narrow one in twig and 
flower pattern. The edge slightly worn. 

Length, 7 feet 7 inches; width, 4 feet 2 inches. 

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86 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Ground of deep mulberry red, 
with the design in pale yellow and blue. The center field 
with three large circular medallions bearing conventionalized 
lozenges and rosaces, separated from each other by small 
rosaces of varied design. Four small borders, two in meander 
pattern, one with floral rosaces, and the fourth with a conven- 
tionalized flower vine. Badly worn. 

Length, 8 feet 2 inches; width, 3 feet 10 inches. 

87 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Bright mulberry red, with the de- 
sign in indigo blue and yellow enlivened with touches of green, 
white and black. The center field with three medallions bear- 
ing conventionalized flower and star rosaces, with small floral 
rosaces in the ground between. The corners in meander de- 
sign. Three borders, a wide one of connected floral squares 
bordered by two narrow borders, one in meander pattern, the 
other in twig and flower design. Damaged. 

Length, 7 feet 8 inches; width, 4 feet 1 inch. 

88 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red which has been 
softened by time to more subdued coloring with a design in 
vermilion and green. The center field with three long rows 
of floral and medallion motives, with conventionalized flower 
pots at the ends. Two borders, the narrower with a triangular 
version of the wave pattern in vermilion, green and yellow, 
the wider with a rosace and twig design. 

Length, 7 feet 3 inches; width, 3 feet 7 inches. 

89 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Warm mulberry red with the de- 
sign in indigo blue enlivened by pale yellow. The center field 
with an oval central medallion bearing rosaces. Above and 
below is a small medallion with a design of flowering twigs. 
The corners in meander pattern. Two borders, the wider in 
jui scepter head and wave pattern, the narrower in conven- 
tionalized vine design. Slightly moth-eaten. 

Length, 8 feet 9 inches; width, 4 feet 2 inches. 

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90 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Deep mulberry red and indigo blue 
with, touches of light yellow and green. The center field with 
a round central medallion with three flowering twigs above and 
below. Wedge shaped corner pieces with floral motives. Wide 
border in spiral and conventionalized flower design with 
narrow floral borders on either side. Slightly worn. 

Length, 7 feet 3 inches; width, 3 feet 5 inches. 



91 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. The deep mulberry red center field 
has a large central medallion of indigo blue with a design of 
pomegranates in tan and mulberry red. Smaller medallions 
in the same coloring above and below have conventionalized 
rosaces of varied form. The corners with the meander pattern. 
Two borders, one light blue with a pattern of connected twigs 
and flowers, the other with a meander design in black. The 
border slightly worn. 

Length, 8 feet 7 inches ; width, 4 feet 1 inch. 

-92 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. The center field formed of squares 
whose edge have an irregular meander pattern. Each of the 
squares bears a large conventionalized rosace in alternating 
yellow and blue on orange colored grounds. The main field 
in mulberry red. Two borders, the wider in a design of jui 
scepter heads and waves, the narrower of small connected 
rosaces. Badly worn. 

Length, 9 feet 5 inches; width, 4 feet 9 inches. 



93 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
Deep mulberry red, the center field with three medallions in 
deep indigo blue, of which the middle one has radiating floral 
twigs. Above and below are similar medallions bearing scrolled 
rosaces. Two borders, the wider with jui scepter heads and 
waves interspersed with geometrical motives. The smaller 
border in meander pattern. The design enlivened by touches 
of yellow, white and black. Slightly worn. 

Length, 9 feet; width, 4 feet. 

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94 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Mulberry red, the design in blue 
and yellow. The narrow center field with three round medal- 
lions with rosaces of varied form, separated from each other 
by small rosaces. The corners with meander design. The edge 
with three borders, a central one of detached rosaces in alter- 
nate color, the smaller ones of conventionalized flower stems. 
The coloring subdued by time. Considerably worn. 

Length, 8 feet 3 inches; width, 3 feet 9 inches. 

95 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Mulberry red and indigo blue, en- 
livened by pale yellow, green and black. The center field of 
irregular wavy outline, with a central medallion bearing con- 
ventionalized rosaces and with radiating twig motives. The 
remainder of the field with flowering tree motives in varied 
coloring. The wide irregular border in an interlaced diamond 
pattern of red, black and white. The wide outer border of 
narrow diagonal stripes of varied coloring. 

Length, 7 feet ; width, 4 feet 7 inches. 

96 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Harmony of indigo blue and mul- 
berry red with touches of pale yellow and green. Triple border 
of floral rosaces, meander and elaborated cloud pattern. The 
center field indigo blue with three mulberry colored medallions 
bearing rosaces in geometrical and floral form. Flower twigs 
and other motives are scattered over the ground. The corners 
with meander design. 

Length, 10 feet 10 inches; width, 5 feet 9 inches. 

97 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
Deep mulberry color softened by use into a warm pinkish tan. 
The center field with three large central medallions set in a 
row and each bearing conventionalized flower and star rosaces. 
The ground scattered with small medallions. Three borders in 
meander pattern jui scepter heads and waves, and uncon- 
nected rosaces. Colors: pinkish tan, yellow and touches of 
deep mulberry red. The edges considerably worn, the center 
field damaged and repaired. 

Length, 10 feet 3 inches; width, 5 feet 4 inches. 
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98 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
Center field of deep mulberry red with three oval rosaces of 
indigo blue bearing conventionalized flowers. The rosaces 
separated from each other by small rosaces. Three borders : 
meander pattern, rosaces in alternating colors and the flower- 
ing twig pattern. The ends slightly damaged. 

Length, 8 feet; width, 3 feet 10 inches. 

99 WOOLEN RUG china, eastern turkestan, 19th century 
So-called Samarcand rug. Strong harmony of indigo blue, 
deep mulberry red with touches of pale yellow and green. 
Triple border: meander, fleur-de-lys and floral scrolls. In 
the center field three deep blue medallions with degenerated 
rosaces and floral twigs. A flower vase and conventionalized 
rosaces are scattered here and there over the mulberry ground. 

Length, 12 feet ; width, 6 feet 5 inches. 



RUGS FROM CHINA PROPER 

MEDIUM AND LARGE SIZES 

100 DIAPER PATTERN RUG china, early 19th century 
Double fret border, inner border of dots. Center field : diaper 
pattern with rose-like motif in each lozenge. Central medal- 
lion of conventionalized peonies, peony leaves in corners. 
Colors, red, yellow, white, and blue. 

Size, 7 feet x 5 feet 3 inches. 

101 SMALL PEONY RUG china/ ch'ien lung 
Border of half squares with floral medallion. Center field, 
peony sprays. Central medallion, wild roses. Ground, faded 
orange, blue and yellow figures. Damaged. 

Size, 3 feet 3 inches x 1 foot 9 inches. 

102 RUG WITH PRECIOUS OBJECTS china, about 1800 
Border of swastika fret with small medallions of bats and 
Chinese characters. Inner brder of Chinese characters and 
endless knot. Center field with musical instruments, artemisia 

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leaf, and so on. Center medallion, peony and fret. Corner 
motifs, conventionalized waves. Rich golden yellow ground 
with robin's egg blue, brown, and burnt orange figures. Edges 
slightly worn. Size, 4 feet 3 inches x 2 feet 



103 PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of conventionalized peony sprays. Center field, 
two conventionalized peony sprays. Central medallion, 
swastikas and fret. Corner motifs, fret. Golden brown field, 
blue and tan figures. Size, 3 feet 2 inches x 2 feet. 



104 SMALL BLUE PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG 

CHINA, CH'lEN LUNG 

Swastika fret border, meander inner border. Center field, 
branching peony sprays. Central medallion, peony and fret. 
Corner motifs, swastika fret. Sapphire blue with light blue, 
tan and white figures. Slightly damaged. 

Size, 3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet. 

105 TWO SWASTIKA MATS china, ch'ien lung 

Double meander border, central medallion and corner motifs 
of swastika and fret. Burnt orange ground with blue and tan 
figures. Worn. Size, 2 feet 5 inches x 2 feet 5 inches each. 



106 SMALL SWASTIKA FRET AND PEONY MAT 

china, ch'ien lung 
Swastika fret border. Inner border, meander pattern. Cen- 
tral medallion, conventionalized peonies. Corner motifs, 
quarters of same. Burnt orange with blue figures. Badly 
worn. Size, 2 feet 5 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 

107 SMALL PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET MAT 

china, about 1800 
Border of rosaces. Central medallion, conventionalized 
peonies; corner motifs of swastika fret. Yellow ground with 
blue, peach, and white figures. 

Size, 2 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 1 inch. 

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108 SMALL YELLOW RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Butterfly border. Center field of vases with pomegranates, 
flowers, and so on. Central medallion of squares with floral 
and swastika designs. Corner motifs, swastika fret. Yellow 
ground with blue, flame, and ivory white figures. Edges 
slightly damaged. Size, 3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet. 

109 STAG AND LOTUS RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Swastika fret border. Inner meander border. Center field, 
double picture of stag, tree, and lotus pads, the two pictures 
separated by lotus flowers and two phoenixes. Buff with blue 
figures. "Worn slightly at the edges. 

Size, 4 feet 6 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 

110 VASE AND MEANDER RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Meander pattern, double border. Center field, vases with 
flowers. Central medallions, fret. Corner motifs, swastika 
fret. Buff with blue figures. Damaged and restored. 

Size, 3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet 1 inch. 

111 SMALL PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG 

CHINA, CH'lEN LUNG 

Swastika fret border. Meander inner border. Center field, 
branching peony sprays. Central medallion, geometric fret. 
Buff with blue figures. Edges damaged. 

Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 

112 SMALL BLUE PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Swastika fret border, inner meander border. Center field 
with peonies and peaches. Central medallion of conven- 
tionalized peonies. Sapphire blue, with light blue and white 
figures. Size, 4 feet 2 inches x 2 feet. 

113 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG 

CHINA, CH'lEN LUNG 

Border of swastika fret. Center field, two branching peony 
sprays. Central medallion, conventionalized peonies. Corner 
medallion, swastika fret. Buff with blue figures. 

4 feet 6 inches x 2 feet 3 inches. 

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114 ENDLESS KNOT RUG china, about 1800 
Border of swastika fret. Center field, all-over pattern of 
endless knots alternately black and yellow on a flame-colored 
ground. Size, 3 feet 10 inches x 2 feet. 

115 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG china, about 1800 
Border of swastika fret. Inner meander border. Center 
field with two branching peony sprays. Center medallion 7 
conventionalized peonies and fret. Indigo ground, light blue 
and ivory figures. Size, 3 feet 8 inches x 2 feet. 

116 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG china, about 1800 
Border of diagonal swastika fret. Center field with two 
branching peony sprays. Center medallion with peony and 
fret; corner motifs with swastika fret. Ivory ground with 
indigo and light blue figures. Size, 3 feet 8 inches x 2 feet. 

117 PEONY AND SWASTIKA FRET RUG china, about 1800 
Fret and swastika border. Inner meander border. Center 
field with two branching peony sprays. Central medallion 
and corner motifs of fret, center with peony, corners with 
swastika. Color scheme, ivory white with indigo and light 
blue figures. Size, 4 feet x 2 feet 2 inches. 

118 PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of swastika and fret. Center field, medallion, and 
corner motifs, conventionalized peonies. Tan ground with 
blue figures. .Slightly worn. 

Size, 4 feet 3 inches x 2 feet 3 inches, 

119 DRAGON MEDALLION RUG china, k'ang hsi 
Fret work border. Central field, two conventionalized 
dragons. Central medallion, conventionalized dragon. Cor- 
ner motifs, fret. Colors, golden brown with blue figures. 

Size, 4 feet 10 inches x 2 feet 7 inches.. 

120 STAG AND CRANE RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border, geometrical fret and peony leaves. Center field, 
double picture of stag, crane, tree, and waves. Tan with 
blue figures. Slightly worn. Size, 3 feet 9 inches x 2 feet. 

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121 SMALL SWASTIKA FRET RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of swastika fret, inner meander border. Center field, 
two branching peony sprays. Central medallion, swastika 
fret. Corner motifs, quarters of same. Buff with blue 
figures. Size, 3 feet 4 inches x 2 feet 4 inches. 



122 BLUE PEONY RUG china, late 18th century 
Outer border of conventionalized peonies, inner border of 
dots. Central field with peonies, Buddha's hands, and silk 
moths. Central medallion of peonies, repeated in fourths at 
the corners. Colors, white and cream. Torn. 

Size, 9 feet 7 inches x 5 feet. 

123 PEONY RUG china, late 18th century 
Outer border, conventionalized chrysanthemums and leaves. 
Inner border, meander pattern. Central field, alternating 
medallions of conventionalized peonies and leaves. Colors, 
blue and buff. Slightly damaged. 

Size, 6 feet 10 inches x 5 feet 5 inches. 



124 PEONY MEDALLION RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of double meander. Center field of peony sprays. 
Central medallion, conventionalized peony design. Oyster 
white with blue figures. Damaged. 

Size, 5 feet x 2 feet 6 inches. 



125 VASE AND PEONY RUG china, about 1800 

Peony border. Center field with flower vases and precious 
objects. Central peony medallion. Corner motifs of peony 
sprays. Brown ground, peach border, blue, yellow, white, 
and peach figures. Damaged. Size, 6 feet 1 inch x 3 feet. 



126 PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of conventionalized peonies and leaves. Center field, 
all-over pattern of peony flowers, leaves, and twigs. Oyster 
white with blue figures. Slightly worn. 

Size, 5 feet 9 inches x 2 feet 10 inches. 
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127 FLOWER RUG china, 19th century 

Outer border of peony sprays. Inner meander border. 
Center field with peony medallions and floral sprays. Cen- 
tral medallion of conventionalized flowers. Corner motifs 
of peony sprays. Rose ground with blue, yellow and white 
figures. Slightly damaged. Size, 5 feet x 8 feet. 



128 DIAPER PATTERN RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of peonies and leaves. Central field of diaper pattern. 
Central medallion of peonies conventionalized. Corner motifs 
of wild roses. Colors, brown, tan, dull orange, and blue. 

Size, 6 feet x 3 feet. 



129 PEONY RUG china, ch'ien lung 

Border of peony sprays. Center field with five peony medal- 
lions, butterflies, and other flowers. Corner motifs, peony 
sprays. Deep peach ground, blue and yellow flowers. 

Size, 5 feet x 2 feet 10 inches. 



130 FLOWER RUG china, 19th century 

Outer border of peony sprays and books. Second border of 
meander pattern. Inner border of dots. Center field, peony 
medallions and floral sprays. Colors, pale salmon with yellow 
and blue figures. Size, 7 feet 11 inches x 5 feet 1 inch. 



131 LARGE PEONY RUG ch'ien lung 

Yellow center field with large blue central medallion and 
corner pieces decorated with delicately designed peony 
flowers in pink and yellow with touches of brown. The 
ground of the field with an all-over rice grain pattern in 
reddish pink. The yellow border with a very graceful de- 
sign of pink peony flowers with blue stems and leaves. Outer 
border of indigo blue. Fine specimen. 

Length, 8 feet 3 inches; width, 5 feet 3 inches. 
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132 WOOLEN HUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Dark mulberry red, indigo blue 
and yellow with touches of black. The center field with a 
row of three large circular medallions in blue with conven- 
tionalized rosaces in yellow, separated from each other by 
rosaces and conventionalized twigs. The corners in meander 
pattern. Three borders, one in meander design, the second 
with rosaces set in squares and the narrow one formed of 
stems and flowers. Length, 8 feet; width, 4 feet. 

133 WOOLEN RUG ch'ien lung 
Mellow ivory and old blue. The ivory ground of the center 
field with a circular central medallion formed of graceful 
peony sprays and leaves. Above and below are two butter- 
flies. The corners with peony motives with a more realistic 
plant in the center between them. Border of peony stems 
and leaves in conventionalized form. Good example. 

Length, 6 feet 2 inches; width, 2 feet 9 inches. 

134 SMALL WOOLEN RUG ch'ien lung 
The center field with a fine all-over design of peony flowers 
and phoenixes in indigo blue on a tan background. The 
border with graceful peony sprays in varying size. Excellent 
specimen. Length, 5 feet 9 inches ; width, 2 feet 10 inches. 

[See Illustration] 

135 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of swastika fret. Inner border of peony sprays. 
Center field with flower pots containing peonies. Central 
medallion of conventionalized peonies and fret. Corner 
motifs of peonies. Dull red ground with blue, yellow and 
white figures. Wear and tear. Size, 9 feet x 5 feet 9 inches. 

136 WOOLEN RUG 

CHINA, EASTERN TURKESTAN, 19TH CENTURY 

So-called Samarcand rug. Unusual color combination of 
lavender, blue and golden brown. The center field with three 
medallions of equal size bearing varied rosaces in symmetrical 

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design. The lavender field scattered with small rosaces. Two 

borders, the narrower in a design of conventionalized flower 

sprays, the wider in a pattern of jui scepter heads and waves. 

Length, 7 feet 6 inches; width, 4 feet. 

137 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Three borders, outer one peony, second fret, third dots. Cen- 
tral field with dominoes and precious objects. Buff ground 
with salmon and blue figures. Good examplpe. Badly torn. 

Size, 8 feet 7 inches x 5 feet 6 inches. 

138 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Border of peonies. Inner border, double meander. Center 
field, peony sprays and medallions in alternating pattern. 
Four butterflies. Corner motifs of fret. Rose ground, blue, 
yellow and white figures. Size, 12 feet x 6 feet 9 inches. 

139 SMALL SQUARE MAT ch'ien lung 
Blue and yellow brown, the center with a medallion in 
meander and floral spray design in tan on the blue ground. 
The corners with the same decorative motives. The ground 
with scattered floral sprays. 

Length, 2 feet 4 inches; width, 2 feet 5 inches. 

140 STAG MEDALLION RUG china, about 1800 

Border of rosaces, Chinese characters, and bats. Center field 
with branching peony sprays, butterflies, and primus sprays. 
Center medallion of stag, bat, tree, and waves. Ground of 
pomegranate red, blue, white, and yellow figures. 

Size, 6 feet 2 inches x 3 feet 2 inches. 
[See Illustration] 

141 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Outer border of peony leaves. Inner border, geometrical 
fret. Center field with household objects — flower pots, vases, 
table, jade instruments, kakemono, and so on, in all-over 
pattern. Tan with blue figures. Considerable wear and tear. 

Size, 12 feet 3 inches x 6 feet 3 inches. 
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142 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Outer border of peony flowers and sprays. Second border 
of double meander. Inner border of dots. Center field with 
peony sprays and medallions. Central medallions of peonies 
and geometrical fret. Corner motifs, peony sprays. Colors, 
buff ground with blue and burnt orange figures. 

Size, 14 feet 5 inches x 14 feet. 
[See Illustration] 

143 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Double peony border. Center field, sprays of peonies and 
"Buddha's hand." Central medallion of Foo lions and 
clouds. Corner motifs of peonies and fret. Colors, pale 
salmon with buff, blue, and brown figures. 

Size, 10 feet 8 inches x 10 feet. 

144 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Outer border of peonies. Inner border, double meander. 
Center field, all-over pattern of small hexagonal flower medal- 
lions. Colors, blue on a buff ground. Damaged. 

Size, 11 feet 5 inches x 9 feet 8 inches. 

145 PEONY RUG china, 18th century 
Border of peony leaves, peaches and butterflies. Inner border 
of dots. Center field, all-over pattern of peony leaves and 
sprays. Central medallion, Foo lions with cloud border. Soft 
red ground, blue and white borders, figures of blue, yellow, 
red, white, and green. Size, 11 feet x 8 feet. 

146 LARGE FLOWER RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Fret and swastika border. Inner meander border. Center 
field, peony sprays and chrysanthemums, conventionalized, 
and butterflies, in all-over pattern. Mellow pinkish ground 
with yellow and blue figures. Damaged and restored. 

Size, 11 feet 4 inches x 12 feet 5 inches. 

147 PEONY AND PHOENIX RUG china, about 1800 
Outer border of peonies. Inner border, half squares with 
floral motifs. Central field, all-over swastika and fret pattern 
with six peony motifs. Central medallions, Foo lions and 

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clouds. Corner motifs, phoenixes. Colors, old rose and 
yellow, with blue and brown figures. 

Size, 11 feet 4 inches x 7 feet 6 inches. 

148 LARGE PEONY RUG china, 19th century 
Border of peony sprays and flowers, inner border of meander 
pattern. Center field with peony sprays. Central medallion, 
peonies and fret. Corner motifs, peony sprays. Soft burnt 
orange ground, buff and blue figures. Very slightly damaged. 

Size, 13 feet 10 inches x 13 feet 2 inches. 

149 WOOLEN RUG china, ch'ien lung 
Peony border, inner border of dots. Center field, peony 
sprays. Central medallion, Foo-lions and peonies. Corner 
motifs of peonies. Fine soft coloring. Buff ground with blue 
and soft orange figures. 

Size, 11 feet 2 inches x 10 feet 6 inches. 

150 LARGE WOOLEN RUG china, 19th century 
Blue meander border. Plain yellow greenish center, of fine 
mellow color. Very unusual specimen. 

Length, 21 feet 2 inches; width, 13 feet. 



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